Farmland Prices In Iowa September 2018

Oct 17, 2018

Jason J Smith

Jason J Smith

Auctioneer & Land Broker

Jason is an experienced farmland broker and auctioneer with extensive experience in farmland sales across this Midwest.  Jason has worked with hundreds of clients to create advantageous outcomes.  If you are selling land schedule a consultation with Jason by calling or using the calendar.

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Iowa’s September Farmland Sales Summary

Iowa Farmland Sales Volume For Farms 80% Tillable

 

Farmland Prices In Iowa For September, 2018

As we head into the farmland sales season across the Midwest for the Fall of 2018 we saw an improvement in the prices for farmland set at auction over the month of September.  September was a busy month in farmland sales, in fact the 2nd busiest month of the year so far and there are a fair number of farmland auctions coming up across the state of Iowa in the next few months.  This time period is of course typically the busiest part of the year for farmland sales.

Average Price Per CSR2 Point For Iowa Farmland

The average price per CSR2 point was $110.22 per CSR2 point.  That is the 2nd strongest month so far this year.  Besides the increased volume a fair number of high quality and desirable farms were offered for sale at auction leading to a strong month in farmland prices.

 

Average Price Per Acre Of Tillable Farmland In Iowa

The average cost of an acre of farmland in Iowa in September 2018 was $8789.93.  7764 acres were sold at auction this month with 7327.30 of those acres being tillable farmland.  The farms averages an overall average CSR2 rating of 79.50 with over $67,000,000 trading hands at farmland auctions in Iowa.

Below is the charts and data we collected for September 2018 for the farms sold across the state of Iowa.

 

September 2018 Average Price Per Acre Of Farmland

Iowa Farmland Prices Per Acre - Month View-1

Iowa Farmland Prices – 12 Month Rolling Summary

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Iowa Farmland Prices Per Acre 12 Month-2

 

Iowa Farmland Prices CSR2 12 month -2

 

Iowa Farmland Acres Sold 12 Month-2

 Iowa Farmland Prices, Year To Date Summary

 

Iowa Farmland Prices Per Acre YTD-1

 

Iowa Farmland Prices CSR2 YTD-1

Iowa Farmland Sales Report September 2018 80% Tillable Farms

STATEWIDE TOTALS 7764.01 7327.3 $8,789.93 79.50 $110.22 $67,163,720.48 94.38
County Total Acres Tillable Acres Price Per Tillable Acre CSR2 $ per Tillable CSR2 Price % Tillable
Warren 65.70 60.69 $7,250.00 83.9 $86.41 $476,325.00 92.37
Sac 80 77.44 $10,300.00 93.6 $110.04 $824,000.00 96.80
Sac 80 77.44 $10,000.00 89.6 $111.61 $800,000.00 96.80
Sac 160 152.73 $9,700.00 90.3 $107.42 $1,552,000.00 95.46
Sac 96 92.46 $9,650.00 89 $108.43 $926,400.00 96.31
Johnson 38.5 37.3 $8,950.00 84.3 $106.17 $344,575.00 96.88
Dickinson 221.12 221.12 $8,504.00 88.6 $95.98 $1,880,404.48 100.00
Jasper 80 74.3 $9,100.00 75.2 $121.01 $728,000.00 92.88
Marshall 155 145.91 $5,400.00 69.8 $77.36 $837,000.00 94.14
Ida 220 217.43 $10,200.00 82.4 $123.79 $2,244,000.00 98.83
Fayette 173 169.5 $8,092.00 88 $91.95 $1,399,916.00 97.98
Warren 72.85 68.18 $6,200.00 64.4 $96.27 $451,670.00 93.59
O’Brien 127.34 123.39 $14,300.00 94.8 $150.84 $1,820,962.00 96.90
O’Brien 80.16 72 $7,600.00 92 $82.61 $609,216.00 89.82
Marion 107.26 93.83 $6,700.00 64.9 $103.24 $718,642.00 87.48
Keokuk 105.38 103.76 $8,000.00 62.9 $127.19 $843,040.00 98.46
Calhoun 160 155.33 $9,150.00 82 $111.59 $1,464,000.00 97.08
Calhoun 121.5 119.73 $7,900.00 86.2 $91.65 $959,850.00 98.54
Calhoun 66 64.96 $7,400.00 83.1 $89.05 $488,400.00 98.42
Henry 75.63 66.7 $8,500.00 76.5 $111.11 $642,855.00 88.19
Henry 154.54 132.18 $7,000.00 67.6 $103.55 $1,081,780.00 85.53
Taylor 242.79 224.1 $4,450.00 63.8 $69.75 $1,080,415.50 92.30
Clarke 50 47 $4,778.00 54.9 $87.03 $238,900.00 94.00
Adair 200 174.54 $4,100.00 60.7 $67.55 $820,000.00 87.27
Franklin 160 155.94 $8,200.00 84.5 $97.04 $1,312,000.00 97.46
Poweshiek 160 151.57 $7,800.00 69.2 $112.72 $1,248,000.00 94.73
O’Brien 80 75.61 $13,400.00 94.6 $141.65 $1,072,000.00 94.51
O’Brien 80 76.4 $14,000.00 97.4 $143.74 $1,120,000.00 95.50
O’Brien 80 75.91 $14,000.00 99.1 $141.27 $1,120,000.00 94.89
O’Brien 75.97 68.33 $10,200.00 92.6 $110.15 $774,894.00 89.94
Black Hawk 80 75.9 $9,700.00 82.6 $117.43 $776,000.00 94.88
Jasper 73 72.71 $8,500.00 82.2 $103.41 $620,500.00 99.60
Jasper 75 73.67 $8,000.00 75 $106.67 $600,000.00 98.23
Jasper 77 76.99 $7,600.00 67 $113.43 $585,200.00 99.99
Jasper 38.87 33 $9,100.00 71.4 $127.45 $353,717.00 84.90
Wright 86 81.2 $8,000.00 82.6 $96.85 $688,000.00 94.42
Hancock 102.42 100.95 $9,400.00 86.9 $108.17 $962,748.00 98.56
Greene 180.19 172.32 $10,750.00 85.5 $125.73 $1,937,042.50 95.63
Mahaska 40 40 $9,900.00 82.6 $119.85 $396,000.00 100.00
Kossuth 155 150.13 $8,100.00 83.3 $97.24 $1,255,500.00 96.86
Hamilton 155.64 155 $11,100.00 85.7 $129.52 $1,727,604.00 99.59
Hamilton 67 61.86 $8,168.00 86.4 $94.54 $547,256.00 92.33
Hamilton 83 76.75 $6,728.00 86.1 $78.14 $558,424.00 92.47
Hamilton 40 34.78 $8,000.00 87.8 $91.12 $320,000.00 86.95
Polk 53 52.58 $16,000.00 88.6 $180.59 $848,000.00 99.21
Des Moines 41.3 34.48 $8,400.00 84.3 $99.64 $346,920.00 83.49
Des Moines 73.37 71.34 $11,000.00 75.4 $145.89 $807,070.00 97.23
Wayne 93 85 $4,600.00 49.9 $92.18 $427,800.00 91.40
Allamakee 85 73.5 $7,176.00 80 $89.70 $609,960.00 86.47
Tama 158 130.86 $10,766.00 83.2 $129.40 $1,701,028.00 82.82
Franklin 160 158.41 $7,100.00 71 $100.00 $1,136,000.00 99.01
Emmet 400 378.11 $8,450.00 82 $103.05 $3,380,000.00 94.53
Mahaska 119.44 108.59 $4,325.00 44.3 $97.63 $516,578.00 90.92
Kossuth 160 159.37 $7,400.00 82.1 $90.13 $1,184,000.00 99.61
Wright 120 117.53 $9,000.00 84.4 $106.64 $1,080,000.00 97.94
Wright 80 76.37 $9,500.00 85.6 $110.98 $760,000.00 95.46
O’Brien 80 78.1 $12,100.00 94.4 $128.18 $968,000.00 97.63
Crawford 38 34.11 $5,200.00 80.6 $64.52 $197,600.00 89.76
Crawford 166 141.45 $4,800.00 71.2 $67.42 $796,800.00 85.21
Audubon 77 76.76 $12,500.00 78.7 $158.83 $962,500.00 99.69
Audubon 141.64 138.61 $12,600.00 73.3 $171.90 $1,784,664.00 97.86
Ida 160 148.51 $7,300.00 76.6 $95.30 $1,168,000.00 92.82
Hardin 39 39 $9,100.00 86.8 $104.84 $354,900.00 100.00
Hardin 78 78 $5,500.00 69.1 $79.59 $429,000.00 100.00
Polk 155 152.97 $17,100.00 87.6 $195.21 $2,650,500.00 98.69
Hardin 83.4 79.9 $8,500.00 85.1 $99.88 $708,900.00 95.80
Butler 100 97.4 $7,750.00 82.5 $93.94 $775,000.00 97.40
Madison 50 19.31 $8,764.00 42.3 $207.19 $438,200.00 38.62
Butler 156 141 $8,494.00 87 $97.63 $1,325,064.00 90.38
Cerro Gordo 75 75 $8,000.00 68 $117.65 $600,000.00 100.00

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